The Broadway Bach Ensemble is a community symphony orchestra presenting inspiring, free concerts on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Since 1985, The BBE has presented three concerts each season, showcasing masterworks spanning the 16th through 21st centuries. We feature New York City’s professional and emerging soloists, including members of the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Juilliard String Quartet, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the American Brass Quintet. We also present a concert of chamber music performed by our members every Spring.
The BBE’s dedicated musicians come from many walks of life. We take our playing seriously. Many have played professionally, and most actively study and are coached in chamber music. We come together to have fun and share in the magic of communal music-making.
We have a twelve-person Board of Directors that manages the orchestra. Besides deciding on concert dates, programs and policy – and working on concert production – each of our board members also has specific functions and responsibilities. They are:
Carl Courant, finance
Liz Dejean
Nancy Dunetz, strings coordinator
Audrey Edelstein, associate music director
Jonathan Gordon, programs
Jeff Hertzberg, information technology
Tom McGee, brass coordinator, web site, mailing list
Brian Metcalf
Paris Milane
Renee Oakford, wind coordinator
David Rosen
Mike Tietz, music director
Our Officers are:
Tom McGee, President
Michael F. Tietz, Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Nancy Dunetz, Secretary
Carl Courant, Treasurer
Jeff Hertzberg, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Get Involved
We are eager for your input and welcome your participation. If you’d like more information, are interested in playing or helping with our season, please contact us at webmaster@broadwaybach.org. Join our mailing list — we’ll send e-mail reminders before each of our concerts!
The Broadway Bach Ensemble is sponsored by and operated under the auspices of The Broadway Bach Ensemble, Ltd., a tax-exempt New York non-profit corporation. The Ensemble has been recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
